Gobble Gobble: Time for a Thanksgiving Craft Round-Up!

Thanksgiving must be near. My sons have been bringing home turkey craft after turkey craft after really cute turkey craft for the past two weeks. Our refrigerator is covered with various shapes and sizes and colors of gobblers. I almost don't need to plan any crafts for us to do at home, except that even with my craft-fail-slash-aversion, I think turkey crafts are easy, fun and cute. Plus, teaching my kids to be thankful is of the utmost importance.

So bring on the Thanksgiving crafts!

There has never been any cuter turkey ever created than this paddle turkey from Vanessa at Silly Eagle Books. I'm serious. The colors, the idea in general, the sparkley goodness. I love it all. I think this may make it onto our must-create-list for next week! See for yourself!

I fell in love with these turkey pins over at It's All Good in Mommyhood. Jodie found the original idea in Family Fun Magazine and admitted -- bless her -- that she cuts corners, making hers a bit more simple with a few less steps. A mom after my own heart. The final result? Adorable.

Laura at Finding Homemade a beautiful table runner out of chalk cloth. Guests can write what they're thankful for, though you should have everyone write their messages before anyone starts drinking and watching football. It's really a beautiful addition to a Thanksgiving table.

Kelsey at Vanilla Joy made a variation of the typical hand-print turkey. It's called a Spice Turkey, and it's adorable and easy. Don't believe me. Watch her video!

The crafting blogs are simply overflowing with great ideas. Here are a few others that I simply had to share.

Over at Crafting A Green World, Julie Finn shares six crafts you can make out of recycled material. Crafty and Earth friendly. Big thumbs up. I like the idea of making a thankful box for the table for Thanksgiving meal discussion.

If you're looking for stuff to keep the kids busy on Thanksgiving while you're slaving away in the kitchen (or watching football!), try a few of these ideas:

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